UNLIKE his son, Chad, internationally-travelled jockey Glyn Schofield will be going on a diet this week to ride West Australian Guineas winner King Saul in Saturday's Kingston Town Stakes at Ascot, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald. His report adds: The father-and-son combo broke new ground at Canterbury on Saturday when the elder zipped into a gap on We Betcha, which charged home to beat Chad Schofield's New Day Rising. "We've had a couple of first and thirds in town but I t

UNLIKE his son, Chad, internationally-travelled jockey Glyn Schofield will be going on a diet this week to ride West Australian Guineas winner King Saul in Saturday's Kingston Town Stakes at Ascot, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.

His report adds: The father-and-son combo broke new ground at Canterbury on Saturday when the elder zipped into a gap on We Betcha, which charged home to beat Chad Schofield's New Day Rising.

"We've had a couple of first and thirds in town but I think that was our first quinella in town," Schofield snr said yesterday. "We've had one at the provincials."

Schofield snr needs to get down to 52 kilograms for the ride on King Saul in the group 1 race. The opportunity arose due to guineas-winning jockey Craig Williams heading for a stint riding in Japan.

"He does seem like a good horse, I've had a look at the videos and tapes, he does look a handy horse," Schofield snr said. "I've got to go on a bit of a diet to get to the weight but I believe it will be well worth getting down to that weight. It is pretty tough but I normally do 53[kg] on a Saturday. It just means a bit more fitness work, cutting back on the diet. I'll manage my weight over the next week."

While Schofield snr has ridden in several countries, his 17-year-old son is in his first full season of riding and is indentured to trainer David Payne at Rosehill. Schofield jnr weighs in about 42kg, with the father issuing a warning.

"He drinks chocolate milk in the morning, has a nice big breakfast, but I've said, 'Enjoy it while it lasts son, it doesn't last forever'," Schofield snr said. "He is not physically mature yet, he has still got a lot of growing, I hope it's not tall-wise, hope he fills out. Once he strengthens up in the next couple of years he shouldn't get too heavy, providing he doesn't shoot up."